The True Treasury, Title page – Errata
Theologia Theologiae, THE TRUE TREASURE; OR A Treaſury of holy Truths, touching GODS WORD, and GOD the WORD.
Digg'd up, and drawn out of that Incomparable Mine of unſearchable Myſtery, HEB. 1.1, 2, 3.
Wherein the Divinity of the holy Scriptures is aſſerted, and applied.
By JOHN TRAPPE, M. A. Paſtor and Preacher of GODS WORD, at Weſton upon Avon in Glouceſte-ſhire.
Tertullian, Sitanti vitreum, quanti verum ma…garitum?
LONDON, Printed by R.B. for George Badger, in S. Dunſtane's Church-yard, at his ſhop turning up to Clifford's Inne. 1641.
TO THE Right Honourable, my ſingular good Lord and Patron, LIONELL, Earle of Middleſex, all the bleſſings both of Heaven and of Earth.
RIGHT HONOURABLE,
MY firſt adventure into the World, I preſumed to preſent, ſome three yeares ſince, to your moſt Noble and Vertuous Conſort, for a Conſolatory. This next, being my firſt fruits, at Your Lordſhips Weston, I knew not to whom more fitly to addreſſe, than to your Honourable ſelfe; who may lay as good claime to the Man, as to the Mannour. The One yeelds You an annuall increaſe, a goodly income. And the Other hates to be held either barren, or not buſie in the Lords Vineyeard; whether You have ſo freely and fairely ſent …im, and ſet him awork. King Salomon had a Vineyard at Baal-hamon; He let it out to keepers: Every of them, for the fruits thereof, was to bring a thouſand ſilverlings. Salomon had his thouſand, and thoſe that kept the fruit thereof two hundred, Cant. 8.11, 12. I ſpare to expound, or apply ſo plaine a Text to your Lordſhip, who can ſoone ſee (without my ſhewing) Your Noble-ſelfe in Salomon, and unworthy Me Your meaneſt keeper. To come in with Your thouſand, and yet reſerve to my ſelfe two hundred, I cannot. But if your Lordſhip be (as I doubt not) of Davids mind.Pſal. 119.72. The Law of thy mouth is better to me than thouſands of gold and ſilver; my rent is ready; and I here tender it in a Treatiſe of Gods Word, and God the Word. All my feare is, leſt the Divinity of the Scriptures (herein aſſerted and applyed) ſhould ſuſtaine ſome detriment from the utter inſufficiency of him that handleth it. But what meane I, or what need I to feare?Pſal. 52.1. The goodneſſe of God endureth yet ſtill. He once accepted a handfull of meale for a Sacrifice, and a gripe of goates-haire for an Oblation. And for men,Si deſint vires tamen eſt laudanda voluntas, Hac ego contentos auguror eſſe deos. The wiſe Jeweller cares not though the Ring be not ſo bright, ſo the Diamond, that is ſet therein, have a right ſparkle. As for the Many, foreign, Plutarch.and eſpecially the Malevolent, they know my mind already, in a former advertiſement. If that ſatisfie not, I have no more to ſay to them:Nihil ad nos attiner, quid homunculi ſentiant. Lact. Marke 14.31. Satis eſt Equitem mihi plaudere, Hor. but have learned from our Saviours parle with Peter, not (childiſhly) to ſtrive for the laſt word. May I but enjoy your Lordſhips approbation, and encouragment, I ſhall, of ſuch, crave no favour, ſeeke no farther, ſay no more, than ſhut up with that Apoſtolike percloſe, The grace of our Lord Ieſus Chriſt be with your ſpirit. Amen.
Stratford upon Avon, this 25 of January, 1641. Your Lordſhips in all due obſervance moſt humbly devoted, JOHN TRAPPE.
The Contents of the following Treatiſe.
CHAP. 1. The Text analyſed and opened, p. 2
CHAP. 2. That the Scriptuurs are of God proved by teſtimonies Humane and Divine, and theſe both Outward and Inward. p. 10
CHAP. 3. The manifold Uſes, and Praiſes of the Scriptures, p. 40
SEC. 1. Of the Antiquity and Authority of the Scripture. p. 41
SEC. 2. Of the Dignity and Excellency of the Scriptures. p. 63
SEC. 3. Of the Power and Purity of the Scriptures. p. 85
SEC. 4. Of the Perfection and Sufficiency of the Scriptures. p. 99
SEC. 5. Of the Verity and Integrity of the Scriptures. p. 122
SEC. 6. Of the perennity and perpetuity of the Scriptures. p. 139
CHAP. 4. Condemneth thoſe that offer abuſe or violence to the holy Scriptures. p. 146
SEC. 1. Againſt thoſe that ſeeke to debaſe and vilifie the Scriptures. p. 146
SEC. 2. Against thoſe that alledge Scripture for maintenance of Errors. p. 158
SEC. 3. Againſt thoſe that alledge Scripture for countenancing of Enormities. p. 167
SEC. 4. Againſt thoſe that carpe at the homelineſſe of the ſtile. p. 170
SEC. 5. Against thoſe that cavill at the harſhneſſe of the matter. p. 179
SEC. 6. Againſt thoſe that jest at the Scripture, or out of it. p. 182
SEC. 7. Againſt thoſe that abuſe the Scripture to ſpelles and Charmes. p. 192
CHAP. 5.
A ſharpe Reprehenſion of the Ignorant. SEC. 1. p. 198
A ſharpe Reprehenſion of the Incredulous. SEC. 2. p. 206
A ſharpe Reprehenſion of the Diſobedient. SEC. 3. p. 210
CHAP 6.
An Exhortation to Miniſters to open and apply the Scriptures with all Aſſiduity & earneſtnes. SE. 1. p. 214
An Exhortation to Miniſters to open and apply the Scriptures with all Fidelity and boldneſſe. SE. 2. p. 225
An Exhortation to Miniſters to open and apply the Scriptures with all Integrity & holineſſe. SE. 3. p. 244
CHAP. 7.
An Exhortation to all ſorts to bee thankefull for the Scriptures: and 1. to God that gave them, SEC. 1. p. 257
An Exhortation to all ſorts to bee thankefull for the Scriptures: and 2. to the Jews that kept them. SEC. 2. p. 287
CHAP. 8. An Exhortation to read the holy Scripture. p. 300
SEC. 1. Motives to the reading of the Scriptures. p. 301
SEC. 2. Rules: Reade though you yet underſtand not. p. 312
SEC. 3. Meditate on that you have read. p. 315
SEC. 4. Pray for understanding; yea, pray with teares. p. 319
SEC. 5. Conferre, propound doubts, and ſeeke ſatisfaction. p. 325
SEC. 6. Attend upon the Word preached. p. 328
CHAP. 9. An Exhortation to reſt and rely upon the Scriptures for direction of life. p. 340
CHAP. 10. An Exhortation to reſt and rely upon the Scriptures for conſolation both in life and in death. p. 356
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THE True TREASURE: OR, A Treaſury of holy Truths, Touching God's Word, and God the Word.
Digg'd up, and drawne out of that Incomparable Mine of unſearchable Myſtery,
HEBREWES 1.1. God, who at ſundry times, and in diverſe manners, ſpake in time paſt unto the Fathers by the Prophets.
HEBREWES 1.2. Hath in theſe laſt dayes ſpoken unto us by his Sonne; whom he hath appointed heyre of all things, hy whom alſo he made the worlds.
HEBREWES 1.3. Who being the brightneſſe of his glory, and the expreſſe image of his perſon, and upholding all things by the word of his power; when he had by himſelfe purged our ſinnes, ſate downe on the right hand of the Majeſty on high.